Technology and international transformation
Subtitle: the railroad, the atom bomb, and the politics of technological change
By: Geoffrey L. Herrera.
Series: SUNY series in global politics
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780791468678
Subjects: International relations; Technology and international affairs -- History; Technology and state -- History; Military history; Technological innovations -- Political aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Thinking about technology and international politics; title: International systems theory, technology and transformation; title: The international system and international system change; title: Two views of technology and politics; title: Technological change and the international system; title: Early industrialization and the industrialization of war; title: Overview; title: The creation of a complex socio-technical system: the railroad; title: The railroad, interaction capacity, and system change; title: Conclusion; title: The atomic bomb and the scientific state; title: Introduction; title: Germany; title: American ground; title: Diffusion; title: Transformation; title: Conclusion.